WE’RE HIRING: Energy Stories Lab Research Assistantship
This research assistantship is a general RA-ship, where the student will work with the lab on a variety of research projects – see lab website for complete list of projects. Assistant duties may include, but not be limited to, archival research, interviewing, transcribing of interviews, writing interview summaries, coding and analyzing interviews. All research would be related to Alberta-based studies of energy industries and communities. Some research can be tailored to students personal or professional interests.
Requirements: The candidate for this position does not need to have any specific skills (we provide training if required), but we ask the candidate note any experience they do have with primary and secondary research in their application materials.
Application Materials: 1) a short cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position and what you hope to contribute; 2) your CV; and 3) the names and contact details of two references. The applicant must be a full-time enrolled University of Calgary student
Compensation and Other Details: The RA will be supervised by Drs. Sabrina Perić and Jean-René Leblanc at UCalgary.
The RA-ship lasts 2 months, or about 200 hours, compensated at: $20/hr (or about $4000). The hours can be completed between June 1 and August 31, 2026.
Deadline: Please submit all of the application materials by April 15th, 2026 to: energystorieslab@ucalgary.ca
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sabrina Perić: speric@ucalgary.ca
